樊 (fán) — a Chinese surname; (literary) fence, hedge

Definition

A Chinese surname (Fan); also used in literary writing for a fence or hedge, as in the set phrase 樊篱 ('barriers, fences').

noun
a Chinese surname(literary) fencehedge
Easily confused

Examples

  • 樊。
    fán Xiān sheng shì wǒ men gōng sī de lǎo kè hù.
    Mr. Fan is a long-time client of our company.
  • 樊，。
    Tā xìng fán, shì běi jīng rén.
    Her surname is Fan, and she is from Beijing.
  • 。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng shì tú dǎ pò sī xiǎng de fán lí.
    This article attempts to break down the barriers of thought.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 棥棥fánfence
  • 𠬜𠬜𠬜two hands

樊 combines 棥, which may have shown a fence between two trees, with 𠬜, two hands.

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